India capable of meeting all challenges: PM Modi
New Delhi, Jan 28 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that India showed last year that it is capable of taking all steps to meet challenges, be it from coronavirus or at its borders. Addressing a rally of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) here, Modi said India has shown its capabilities on all […]
MeT predicts wet spell from February 2 as Valley shivers
Srinagar, Jan 27: The Meteorological Department has predicted a wet spell on February 2 and 3 in the Valley and a spell of light snowfall in higher reaches on January 31 and February 1. Deputy Director MeT, Mukhtar Ahmad said the weather will remain dry till January 31, after which there is “possibility of a […]
US rules out any compromise with China on IP, SCS for climate change
Washington, Jan 28 (PTI) The Biden administration has ruled out any compromise with China on issues like theft of intellectual property and South China Sea for arriving at a deal on the existential issue of climate change. The US has serious differences with China on some very important issues, Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Change […]
Khalilzad told to continue with Afghan peace talks: Blinken
Washington, Jan 28 (PTI) The Biden Administration has asked Zalmay Khalilzad, who served as a Special US Representative for Afghan reconciliation under the previous Trump Administration, to continue with his peace talks, a top American diplomat said on Wednesday. At the same time, the Biden Administration has started the process of reviewing the peace deal […]
CBI quizzes former minister Lal Singh in land encroachment case
Jammu, Jan 28 (PTI) The CBI has quizzed former Jammu and Kashmir minister Lal Singh in connection with its probe into encroachment on a huge tract of government land, officials said. Singh, when contacted, declined to comment. The minister was called for questioning recently in connection with the probe in the land grab case, they […]
Low-intensity quake of magnitude 2.8 hits Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 28 (PTI) A low-intensity earthquake of magnitude 2.8 hit Delhi on Thursday morning, the National Centre for Seismology said. The epicenter of the earthquake was West Delhi and it occurred at a depth of 15 kilometres at 9.17 am.
Common man’s loss
Fuel prices have been showing no signs of decline. In Srinagar the petrol price is a few paise less than 90 Rupees while as it has edged past Rs 86 a litre mark in the national capital and diesel soaring above Rs 76. The latest hike was recorded on Tuesday as Petrol and diesel prices […]
Pragmatism in education system
Sajad Hussain Din Benjamin Franklin rightly said, “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn”. This has been quoted now and then by the educators which is proven right by science and is called as experiential learning. This method of learning through research projects, internships and project […]
The long-awaited jab
K S S Pillai No one would forget the year 2020 in a hurry. The spread of a deadly virus had compelled people the world over to remain locked up at home for days together. Several people lost their employment, forcing them to seek alternative means of livelihood, while many were forced to work at […]
JK adds 77 COVID-19 cases, 1 more death
Srinagar, Jan 27 (PTI) Seventy-seven fresh COVID-19 cases took Jammu and Kashmir’s tally to 1,24,234 on Wednesday while one more fatality pushed the death toll to 1,931, officials said. The latest fatality was reported from Kashmir, they said. Of the fresh cases, 59 were reported from the Kashmir division and 18 from the Jammu division, the […]